Hand covering



April 19, 1927. Q A. *KURZ HAND COVERING Filed March 50. 1926 2Sheets-,Sheet-l 1,625,368 G.' A. KURZ HAND GOVERING med March 5o. 192ez'sneets-shegt- 4 2 April 19, 1927.

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This invention appertains to hand coverings of the type provided withvcots, or stalls for the'digits and relates more particularly to a glovewhichmay be Worn with equal ease and comfort upon either hand.

One of the chief aims of the invention is to provide an integralthreefold continuous fourchette closing all of the fingers and which ishso positioned asy to reduce the stitching necessary in assembling'thearticle, :and so designed that it will give the proper taper at the tipsof the two middle ngers, thus resulting in a strong hand covf eringadapted to rough usage andv which and economically pro can be morereadily duced.

A. further object of the invention is to provide a reversible handcovering adapted for the right and the left hand and having a doublepalm and linger portion made integral from a single blank andnecessitatingl but the addition of the integral threefold continuousfourchette and a thumb portion to form the complete article.

The invention furthermore relates to improvements 1n hand coverings, andhas for an ob]ect to simplify the construction and 'consequentmanufacture, also to reduce thecost of producing the same.

While the drawings illustrate a preferred embodiment of the invention itis to be undei-stood that in adapting the meansto meet specific needsand requirements, the design may be varied and such otherchanges in theminor details of construction may` be resorted to within the scope oftheinvention as claimed, without' departing from the spirit thereof.

For a full understanding ofthc invention and the merits thereof,reference is to be had to the following description and the drawingshereto attached, in which,-

Figure 1 is an elevational view of a hand covering embodying theinvention,

Figure 2 is a detailv view of the fourchette strip, i

Figure 3 is an enlarged detail` sectional view of one of the fingers onthe line 3-3 of Figure 1,

Figure 4 is a plan View of the body blank,

Figure 5 is a side view of the blank hav,

ing the palm and back portions foldedand the integral thumb memberextended, and

Figure 6 is a detail-view of thefseparat'e thumb .membeig which isadaptedy to b,

stitched to the body blank and integral thumb member to provide thethumb st-all.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and designated in the several views of the drawings by likereference characters.

The blank from which the body of the hand coveringxis formed has theoutline substantially as shown in Figure 4, and comprises the'parts 1and 2, the thumb member 3andvth`e digit section et. the latter appearingat one side of the blank and vaiving in lengthto 'approximate t-helength of the fingers of the human hand. The thumb member 3 is disposedat the opposite side of the blank from that containing the digit Section1v and is partly separated from the blank by oppositely disposed curvedcuts. The blank' is folded intermediate its ends on the dotted"v line,thereby bringing corresponding digit sections et into registeringposition, as indicated most clearly in Figure 5. Ase'parate thumb member5 having the outline, substantially `as shown in Figure 6,' is stitchedalong opposite sides to thev thumb member 3-a1id the parts 1 and 2bordering upon the opening formed when' to the body of theagloveopposite the fingers,-

as shown most clearly in Figure 1 and the same may be of any desiredmaterial.

The digit sections 4 of the partsl and 2 are connected by anintermediate fourchette which in accordance with the invention consistsof a continuous or integral strip, as illustrated most clearly in Figure2, which comprises the parts-7, 8 and 9 of varying` rlhe middle length,but of similar outline. portion of each of the parts 7 8 an`d 9 is ofmaximum width and corresponds with the 'crotch between adjacent fingercots. The end portions of each of the parts taper out.

wardly toward 'the extremities thereof, with the resultl that theconnecting portions 1() between the middle part 8,v and the end parts 7and,9 are constricted and are positioned to connect the tips of thedigit sectionscorie sponding to the second .and third fingers or ldigits. The outer ends of 'the fourchette stri s taper and connect theinner portions of tie tips of the digit sections of the index and littleor fourth finger cots. This threefold fourchette strip may be of anysuitable material such as textile, knitted fabric or leather and whentheI strip consists of elastic or knitted fabric the finger cots areadapted to obtain a neat and close fit which is advantageous under someconditions. Each of the component parts of the fourchette strip extendsalong the sides of adjacent finger cots and the crotch portion' iswidest and the end portions gradually taper from the crotch to the tipsof the ngers, as shown most clearly in Figure 1, With the result thatthe fingers taper throughout their length which is of advantage inobtain-y ing a neat and close fit. The end portion 9 of the fourchettestrip is the shortest and is disposed between the third and fourth fin--gers. The middle ortion 8 of the strip is the longest and is ocatedbetween the second and third fingers. The end portion 7 is longer thanthe end ortion 9 and shorter than the middle portion .8 and is arrangedbetween the first and second fingers. The constricted portions 10 extendover the tips of the second and third lingers and result in a taper andobviate the formation of any cross seams. y

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

1. In the manufacture of hand coverings, a straight continuousthree-fold fourchette -strip, comprising similar portions of unsectionsand stitched thereto, the end parts. pf each of the portions decreasingin width from the crotch to the extremities of the fingers and extendingover the tips of the second and third fingers and part Way across thetips of 'the first andx fourth fingers.

4. A hand covering comprising a single blank adapted to be foldedintermediate its ends and having each, of the partsformed withcorresponding digit sections and :t

straight .continuous fourchette strip` comprising similar -taperedportions, each of the portions being disposedbetween adjacent digitsections and stitched thereto, the intermediate constricted parts of thestrip extending over the ti s of the second and third ngers and eachourchette portioi of the strip decreasing in Width from 'the crotchtoward the tips of the fingers.

In testimonv' whereof I affix mv signature. GrUSTAVEv4 A. KURZ. [ne]

